UV equipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travel caddy

ABSTRACT

In one embodiment of the present invention, there is an ultraviolet equipped smart hair appliance organizer (“organizer”) that can be mounted on a wall or taken off the wall and closed with a lid for portability. Both the lid and a front plate contain sanitization and disinfecting lights that shine ultraviolet light on hair appliances. The organizer has coiled cords connecting the hair appliances. The organizer utilizes lasers in order to detect the presence of hair appliances within the organizer; automatically shut off the hair appliances after a preset time period of the hair appliances being inside the organizer; automatically turn on ultraviolet lights for the purpose of sanitization and disinfection of the hair appliances inside the organizer as soon as the organizer is closed; and automatically shut off the ultraviolet lights after a preset time period.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.16/868,115, filed May 6, 2020, which claims priority from ProvisionalU.S. application Ser. No. 63/012,610, filed Apr. 20, 2020, and thedisclosure of both applications is hereby incorporated by referenceherein in its entirety

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a UV-C equipped smart hair applianceorganizer that is either wall mounted or a travel caddy that utilizesultraviolet light to sanitize and disinfect hair appliances, as well assterilize hair appliances and hair tools accessories such as hair clips,combs, shears, hair brushes, make up brushes, cell phone and keys.

BACKGROUND

The background description includes information that may be useful inunderstanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any ofthe information provided herein is prior art or relevant to thepresently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically orimplicitly referenced is prior art.

All publications identified herein are incorporated by reference to thesame extent as if each individual publication or patent application werespecifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.Where a definition or use of a term in an incorporated reference isinconsistent or contrary to the definition of that term provided herein,the definition of that term provided herein applies and the definitionof that term in the reference does not apply. The following descriptionincludes information that may be useful in understanding the presentinvention. It is not an admission that any of the information providedherein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, orthat any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.

In some embodiments, the numbers expressing quantities of ingredients,properties Such as concentration, reaction conditions, and so forth,used to describe and claim certain embodiments of the invention are tobe understood as being modified in some instances by the term “about.”

Accordingly, in some embodiments, the numerical parameters set forth inthe written description and attached claims are approximations that canvary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by aparticular embodiment.

In some embodiments, the numerical parameters should be construed inlight of the number of reported significant digits and by applyingordinary rounding techniques. Notwithstanding that the numerical rangesand parameters setting forth the broad scope of some embodiments of theinvention are approximations, the numerical values set forth in thespecific examples are reported as precisely as practicable.

The numerical values presented in some embodiments of the invention maycontain certain errors necessarily resulting from the standard deviationfound in their respective testing measurements.

Unless the context dictates the contrary, all ranges set forth hereinshould be interpreted as being inclusive of their endpoints andopen-ended ranges should be interpreted to include only commerciallypractical values. Similarly, all lists of values should be considered asinclusive of intermediate values unless the context indicates thecontrary.

As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow,the meaning of “a,” “an and “the includes plural reference unless thecontext clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the descriptionherein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the contextclearly dictates otherwise.

The recitation of ranges of values herein is merely intended to serve asa shorthand method of referring individually to each separate valuefalling within the range. Unless otherwise indicated herein, eachindividual value is incorporated into the specification as if it wereindividually recited herein. All methods described herein can beperformed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein orotherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and allexamples, or exemplary language (e.g. “Such as”) provided with respectto certain embodiments herein is intended merely to better illuminatethe invention d does not pose a limitation on the scope of the inventionotherwise claimed.

No language in the specification should be construed as indicating anynon-claimed element essential to the practice of the invention.

Groupings of alternative elements or embodiments of the inventiondisclosed herein are not to be construed as limitations. Each groupmember can be referred to and claimed individually or in any combinationwith other members of the group or other elements found herein. One ormore members of a group can be included in, or deleted from, a group forreasons of convenience and/or patentability. When Such inclusion ordeletion occurs, the specification is herein deemed to contain the groupas modified thus fulfilling the written description of all Markushgroups used in the appended claims.

Today, people in hotel rooms can be inclined to leave appliances on,because they're not paying the electric bill. This can cause overheatingin the appliances, as well as damage to the appliances and to thesurrounding area. Another problem it can cause is that the hairappliances might run out of power, or stay on too long while consumingpower unnecessarily,

Also, the coronavirus epidemic has instilled in people a serious concernabout germs and bacteria that people may not have felt before. Thecoronavirus has been found to be able to survive for several hours onsurfaces. As such, people may be very concerned about what they touch,and what objects touch them.

Therefore, people might be concerned about germs and bacteria on hairappliances, especially during and after the coronavirus pandemic. Theydon't know whether hair appliances have been properly cleaned after thatlast visitor to a hotel room used them.

Also, if a hair stylist visits a customer in their home, the customerdoesn't know if the hair stylist's hair appliances are clean. Or if thecustomer goes to a hair salon, the customer again doesn't know if thebar salon's hair appliances are clean.

SUMMARY

The present invention provides a UV equipped smart hair applianceorganizer that is either wall mounted or a travel caddy, and it is acombination of solving the issues mentioned above for the most commonhair appliances. The present invention is very convenient for a user ofhair appliances, because the power levels of the hair appliances can becontrolled and administered when the hair appliances, such as a curlingiron, flat iron and hair dryer, are connected to the UV equipped smarthair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travel caddy.After being placed in the UV equipped smart hair appliance organizerthat is either wall mounted or a travel caddy, the hair appliances areautomatically disinfected so that they can be ready for the user to useagain on a new person.

In another embodiment, the present invention provides a UV-C equippedsmart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travelcaddy, and it is a combination of solving the issues mentioned above forthe most common hair appliances. The present invention is veryconvenient for a user of hair appliances, because the power levels ofthe hair appliances can be controlled and administered when the hairappliances, such as a curling iron, flat iron and hair dryer, areconnected to the UV-C equipped smart hair appliance organizer that iseither wall mounted or a travel caddy. After being placed in the UV-Cequipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or atravel caddy, the hair appliances and hair tools accessories such ashair clips, combs, shears, hair brushes, make up brushes, cell phone andkeys are automatically sterilized so that they can be ready for the userto use again on a new person.

During the coronavirus pandemic, and likely forever afterwards, peoplewill be increasingly concerned about germs from other people who mayhave been infected. This is a great solution to that problem, becausethe invention disinfects the hair appliances and sterilizes the hairappliances and also sterilizes hair tools accessories such as hairclips, combs, shears, hair brushes, make up brushes, cell phone andkeys, so as to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus or otherviruses. The person receiving treatment will not want germs from anotherperson on the hair appliances that will be touching their body.

The present invention also solves multiple problems for hotels,professional stylists and cosmetologists, because the present inventionutilizes ultraviolet light to disinfect and sanitize hair appliances.This ensures that the next person to stay in the hotel, or the nextclient that sits in the chair of a cosmetologist or the service chair ofa stylist, will have a lower likelihood of getting contaminated withcoronavirus, or hopefully anything else, by touching the hairappliances. This is because the sanitary and disinfection processesdestroy various germs, harmful bacteria and possibly viruses that mightreside on the hair appliances.

In another embodiment, the present invention also solves multipleproblems for hotels, professional stylists and cosmetologists, becausethe present invention utilizes Premium Ultraviolet light called UV-Clight to sterilize hair appliances and hair tools accessories such ashair clips, combs, shears, hair brushes, make up brushes, cell phone andkeys. This ensures that the next person to stay in the hotel, or thenext client that sits in the chair of a cosmetologist or the servicechair of a stylist, will have a lower likelihood of getting contaminatedwith coronavirus, or hopefully anything else, by touching the hairappliances or the hair tools accessories. This is because thesterilization processes destroys various germs, harmful bacteria andpossibly viruses that might reside on the hair appliances.

The ultraviolet light and premium ultraviolet UV-C light known as UV-Clight also destroys viruses in general. As such, hair stylists in hairsalons and hair stylists going to a customer's home can utilize thepresent invention's ultraviolet light to destroy viruses, as well asgerms and bacteria, in order to put the customer at ease and to notactually contaminate the customer.

The present invention also solves the power problem by utilizing an autoshut off system. This system automatically shuts off power to theappliances based on a preset timer when the hair appliances are leftoutside of a case. Alternatively, the system automatically shuts offpower to the appliances and recharges the appliances once the appliancesare put back in a case that is designed to disinfect, sanitize and powerthe hair appliances.

In another embodiment of the present invention, it solves the powersupply problem by utilizing an innovative auto shut off system for theFlat Iron and Curling Iron based on a preset timer of 1 hour auto shutoff for our hotel model, and 2 hour auto shut off for our professionalstylist model and retail model. And uses an innovative immediate shutoff for the Blow dryer, when the blow dryer is placed inside the unitallowing the professional stylist to have immediate power down of theblow dryer for convenience when working on a client's hair. This savestime for the stylist, creates convenience, conserves life of the blowdryer, and our unit is the only product on the market to perform thisfunction. This system automatically shuts off power to all appliancesbased on a preset timer when the hair appliances are also left outsideof a the unit. Alternatively, once the appliances are pulled back out ofthe unit for use, the power resumes immediately to all hair appliancesallowing for the hotel guest, professional cosmetologist and retail athome user to use the hair appliances once again.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Many aspects of the present disclosure can be better understood withreference to the attached drawings. The components in the drawings arenot necessarily drawn to scale, with emphasis instead being placed uponclearly illustrating the principles of the disclosure. Moreover, in thedrawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding partsthroughout several views.

FIG: 1A is the schematic view of one embodiment of the UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or atravel caddy according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1B is the schematic view of one embodiment of the UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or atravel caddy according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2A is the schematic view of another embodiment of the UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or atravel caddy according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2B is the schematic view of another embodiment of the UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or atravel caddy according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3A is the schematic view of the third embodiment of the UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or atravel caddy according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3B is the schematic view of the third embodiment of the UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or atravel caddy according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 shows different views of the system with the hair appliances offlat iron, curling iron, and hair dryer in place according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 shows different views of the system alone without the hairappliances according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 shows a zoomed in version of certain parts of the inventionaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 shows a zoomed in version of certain parts of the inventionaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 shows a zoomed in version of certain parts of the inventionaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 shows a zoomed in version of certain parts of the inventionaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 10 shows a zoomed in version of certain parts of the inventionaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 11 shows a zoomed in version of certain parts of the inventionaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 12 shows a zoomed in version of certain parts of the inventionaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 13 shows a zoomed in version of certain parts of the inventionaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 14 shows a zoomed in version of certain parts of the inventionaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 15 shows a zoomed in version of certain parts of the inventionaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 16 is the view of one embodiment of the UV-C light equipped smarthair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travel caddyaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 17 is the view of one embodiment of the UV-C light equipped smarthair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travel caddyaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 18 is the same embodiment and view of the organizer as FIG. 16,except it shows the organizer with no explanatory lines.

FIG. 19 is the same embodiment and view of the organizer as FIG. 17,except it shows the organizer with no explanatory lines.

SPECIFICATION

The present invention is a system for a UV-C light equipped smart hairappliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travel caddy. Theinvention can house beauty hair appliances and hair accessory tools suchas clips, combs, shears, hair brushes, make up brushes, keys and a cellphone. The invention also protects the health of users and commercialbusinesses through a system that offers light sanitization anddisinfection of the beauty hair appliances. In another embodiment, thesystem offers light sterilization of the beauty hair appliances and hairaccessory tools such as clips, combs, shears, hair brushes, make upbrushes, keys and a cell phone. Such beauty hair appliances include aflat iron, a curling iron, and a hair blow dryer.

One embodiment of the invention has an air cooling system to cool down aset of beauty hair appliances, including a flat iron, a curling iron,and a hair blow dryer. Another embodiment of the invention has an autoshut off system that shuts off all 3 beauty hair appliances when all 3beauty hair appliances are placed back in the system.

The system detects the appliances by using a laser detection system thatalerts a computer in the system to the presence of the appliances, andthereby triggers an automatic shut off of the appliances based on apreset timer, as well as charging the appliances and starting either aUV disinfection process or a UV-C light sterilization process.

Another embodiment of the invention includes turning off all 3 beautyhair appliances by a timer system when the beauty hair appliances areleft outside of the system after a set amount of time. The system hasthe places to mount the hair appliances of a flat iron, curling iron,and hair dryer. When any of the hair appliances are taken out of thesystem, the hair appliances will function automatically for a certainperiod of time.

Alternatively, if the hair appliances are placed back into the system,the auto shut off system will automatically shut off the power to thecurling iron, flat iron and hair blow dryer. A laser system detects whenthe hair appliances are placed in the system, and alerts a computer inthe system to automatically shut off the appliances. Simultaneously, thelight sanitization, disinfection and air fan cool down system will betriggered and turned on for a fixed amount of time so as to dry each ofthe hair appliances. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, theair fan cool down system is a high performance fan system for coolingdown appliances.

In another alternative, if the hair appliances are placed back into theunit, the auto shut off system based on a preset timer willautomatically shut off the power to the curling iron, flat iron and hairblow dryer. A laser system detects when the hair appliances are placedin the system, and alerts a computer in the system to automatically shutoff the appliances. Simultaneously, the UV-C light sterilization and airfan cool down system will be triggered and turned on for a fixed amountof time so as to cool down each of the hair appliances. In analternative embodiment of the invention, the air fan cool down system isa high performance fan system for cooling down appliances.

In another embodiment of the invention, light sanitization anddisinfection is used to sanitize and disinfect the flat iron and curlingiron, and an air fan system is used to cool down the flat iron, curlingiron, and blow dryer. There is a timer for the light sanitization,disinfection and air fan so that these systems turn off after a setamount of time to preserve the life of these systems. When the timerruns out, the light sanitization, disinfection and air fan will stopautomatically.

In another embodiment of the invention, light sterilization is used tosanitize and disinfect the flat iron and curling iron, and an air fansystem is used to cool down the flat iron, curling iron. There is atimer for the UV-C light sterilization and air fan so that these systemsturn off after a set amount of time to preserve the life of thesesystems. When the timer runs out, the light sanitization, disinfectionand air fan will stop automatically.

In one embodiment of the invention, the light sanitization anddisinfection that is performed is Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation(UVGI), which is a disinfection method that uses short-wavelengthultraviolet (ultraviolet C or UVC), light to kill or inactivatemicroorganisms by destroying nucleic acids and disrupting their DNA,leaving them unable to perform vital cellular functions. UVGI is used ina variety of applications, such as food, air, and water purification.This produces strong enough UVC light in circulating air or watersystems to make them inhospitable environments to microorganisms such asbacteria, viruses, molds and other pathogens.

In one embodiment of the invention, the UV-C light sterilization that isperformed is Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI), which is asterilization method that uses short-wavelength ultraviolet (ultravioletC or UVC), light to kill or inactivate microorganisms by destroyingnucleic acids and disrupting their DNA, leaving them unable to performvital cellular functions. UVGI is used in a variety of applications,such as food, air, and water purification. This produces strong enoughUVC light in circulating air or water systems to make them inhospitableenvironments to microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, molds andother pathogens.

UV light is electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter thanvisible light but longer than X-rays. UV can be separated into variousranges, with short-wavelength UV (UVC) considered “germicidal UV”.Wavelengths between about 200 nm and 300 nm are strongly absorbed bynucleic acids. The absorbed energy can result in defects includingpyrimidine dimers. These dimers can prevent replication or can preventthe expression of necessary proteins, resulting in the death orinactivation of the organism.

UV-C light is electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter thanvisible light but longer than X-rays. UV-C light can be separated intovarious ranges, with short-wavelength UV (UVC) considered “germicidalUV-C”. Wavelengths between about 100˜275 nm are strongly absorbed bynucleic acids. The absorbed energy can result in defects includingpyrimidine dimers. These dimers can prevent replication or can preventthe expression of necessary proteins, resulting in the death orinactivation of the organism. The UVC band wavelength is 100˜275 nm,also known as short-wave sterilization. Ultraviolet penetration is weak,and cannot penetrate most transparent glass and plastic. Sunlightcontains short-wave ultraviolet rays, and is almost completely absorbedby the ozone layer. Short-wave ultraviolet rays are harmful to the humanbody. Long-term or high-intensity burns. Irradiation can also cause skincancer ultraviolet germicidal lamps to emit UVC short-wave ultravioletrays. In another embodiment of the invention, a combination of UVC(260nm-270 nm) for sterilizing and UVA(395 nm-405 nm) for auxiliarydisinfection is effective.

Mercury-based lamps operating at low vapor pressure emit UV light at the253.7 nm line. As such, in one embodiment of the invention, mercurybased lamps are used for UV light.

Ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UVC LED) lamps emit UV light atselectable wavelengths between 255 and 280 nm. As such, in oneembodiment of the invention, UVC LED lamps are used for UV light.

Ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UVC LED) lamps emit UV-C light atselectable wavelengths between 260 to 270 nm. As such, in one embodimentof the invention, UVC LED lamps are used for UV light.

Pulsed-xenon lamps emit UV light across the entire UV spectrum with apeak emission near 230 nm. As such, in one embodiment of the invention,pulsed-xenon lamps are used for UV light.

The effectiveness of germicidal UV depends on the length of time amicroorganism is exposed to UV, the intensity and wavelength of the UVradiation, the presence of particles that can protect the microorganismsfrom UV, and a microorganism's ability to withstand UV during itsexposure. As such, in one embodiment of the invention, the time that thehair appliances are exposed to UV light can be adjusted, it can heincreased for additional effectiveness, or lowered if the user haslimited time available.

The effectiveness of germicidal UV-C light depends on the length of timea microorganism is exposed to UV-C light, the intensity and wavelengthof the UV-C radiation, the presence of particles that can protect themicroorganisms from UV-C, and a microorganism's ability to withstandUV-C during its exposure. As such, in one embodiment of the invention,the time that the hair appliances are exposed to UV-C light can beadjusted, it can be increased for additional effectiveness, or loweredif the user has limited time available.

Lamp cooling under airflow can also lower output; thus, care should betaken to shield lamps from direct airflow, or to add additional lamps tocompensate for the cooling effect. As such, the present inventionmaximizes UV light by functioning without direct airflow in encasedspace, because the system is in a case that prevents outside air flow.

Lamp cooling under airflow can also lower UV-C output thus, care shouldbe taken to shield lamps from direct airflow, or to add additional lampsto compensate for the cooling effect. As such, the present inventionmaximizes UV-C light by functioning without direct airflow in an encasedspace, because the system is in a case that prevents outside air flow.

In one embodiment of the invention, coiled cords are connected to eachof the appliances from the system, including, the flat iron, curlingiron and hair dryer. Today there are no curling irons or flat irons thathave coiled cords globally from any company on the market. Coiled cordswould be useful in these devices because they prevent any slack in aloose cord, which might then be pulled by a child who might get injuredby a hot curling iron or flat iron. Coiled cords would prevent anyslack, and so a child would not have anything that they could reach topull, and so the child would be safer than they otherwise would be.Coiled cords also prevent a child from ripping, the entire system out ofthe wall and injuring the child or anyone else. Coiled cords are a musthave for the hotel accounts and residentials at home consumer accountsas they cannot have the standard 8 foot to 9 foot flat cords hanging onthe bathroom counter and down to the floor for visual, cosmetic andliability reasons. These cords are also first to market in the hotelcategory, and the retail at home user market, and a main sales point inthat both the hotel and retail residential at home user consumer. Thesecoiled cords remove the mess that all homes have by long 8 foot to 9foot standard flat cords produce. These coded cords solve that issue.These coiled cords were developed at a specific length to solve thatvisual problem for the hotel market and residential markets.

In another embodiment of the invention, the timing, charging andsanitary process is controlled by a computer built into the case,utilizing a processor, memory and storage for instructions on when torecharge, when to automatically shut off appliances that have beenoutside the case too long, how long to charge appliances when they arein the case, and when and how to run the UV light to sanitize anddisinfect the hair appliances inside the case.

In another embodiment of the invention, the timing, charging andsterilization process is controlled by a computer built into the unit,utilizing a processor, memory and storage for instructions on when torecharge, when to automatically shut off appliances that have beenoutside the case too long, how long to charge appliances when they arein the case, and when and how to run the UV-C light to sterilize thehair appliances inside the unit.

In another embodiment of the invention, 2 forms of hair appliance autoshut off technology initiated and controlled by a laser and a timer.When the user puts the hair appliances back in the system, the systemshuts the power off to the appliances based on a timer system. When youleave the appliances out of the system, the system will also shut thepower off to the appliances based upon a timer system. This makes surethere are no appliances left running and unattended.

In another embodiment of the invention, the invention includes a firstto market coiled corded flat iron and curling iron and blow dryer. Thecoiled cords attached to the Flat iron and Curling and blow dryerprotects from long cords hanging in a bathroom which visuallyunattractive. It also protects against a child grabbing and pulling onthe cords and potentially ripping the whole unit out of the wall andpotentially hurting that child.

In another embodiment of the invention, the system's front plate isremovable, and can be replaced by a screen expansion kit that customerscan buy and install on their own. This new front plate which is called aScreen Expansion Kit allows paid advertisements to be played on thescreen which we load from a corporate office, and the corporate officeshares that advertising revenue with customers. It also allows forpeople to buy the appliances right from the Screen Expansion Kit, andthose appliances will be shipped from a distribution center to thatcustomer's doorstep. This will also be a part of a shared revenue modelwith customers.

In one embodiment of the invention, in which the invention is meant tobe used in a hotel room, there are plugs to plug the hair appliances infor power. Those plugs are on the inside of the unit.

In another embodiment of the invention the system is as small aspossible so as to make it convenient for the user to carry from locationto location. This is more likely during the coronavirus pandemic aswell, considering that hair salons have largely closed, so any such useof hair appliances will be in someone's home. This will eliminate theneed for the user to go from someone's house to a place to disinfecttheir hair appliances, and then to the next house. Instead, the user cango from house to house, and be confident that the present invention hasdisinfected the hair appliances as well as recharged the hairappliances.

In another embodiment of the invention the system the cooling air fanhas been removed, and the task of keeping the system cool is left to theuser. This version is intended for personal retail consumption, becauseif only 1 or a limited number of individuals in a household is using thedevice, it is less likely to overheat in comparison to a version inconstant use in a hotel.

In one embodiment of the invention, there is a retail model version ofthe system.

The retail model can be mounted on a user's home bathroom wall. At thepush of a button, the retail model releases from that mounting system,thus allowing a user to travel with the retail model.

The retail model has a lid that secures the unit for travel, and has theUV lights for sanitization and disinfection in the lid and the frontplate of the retail model. Also, just like other embodiments of theinvention, the UV sanitization and disinfection lighting is located inthe compartment containing the bottom half of the flat iron, curlingiron and blow dryer, such that the UV sanitization and disinfectionlighting sanitizes and disinfects the bottom half of the flat iron,curling iron and blow dryer.

In another embodiment, the retail model has a lid that secures the unitfor travel, and has the UV-C lights for sterilization in the lid for thehotel, retail and professional model. Also, just like other embodimentsof the invention, the UV-C sterilization lighting is located in thecompartment containing the bottom half of the flat iron, curling ironand blow dryer, such that the UV-C sterilizes the bottom half of theflat iron, curling iron and blow dryer.

The retail model comes with a flat iron, curling iron and blow dryer.The retail model is equipped with first to market coiled cords. Thecoiled cords are attached to the curling iron, Flat Iron and Blow dryer.The coiled cords prevent the mess that normal hair appliance cords wouldcreate. This make the bathroom less cluttered, and much more visuallyappealing to the home owner. There are no coiled cords attached to hairappliances on the market at this time.

In another embodiment of the invention meant to be used in a hotel room,the plugs to plug the appliances in for power, are on the inside of theunit. In contrast, in the embodiment of the invention that is the retailmodel, the power outlets are cleverly placed facing the outside of theunit so the customer can plug and unplug the hair appliances at anytime. This placement of the power outlets on the outside of the unitfurther allows the customer to replace the existing hair appliances withany other appliances that the customer chooses.

The retail model will also have an Auto shut off feature. The auto shutoff feature functions such that when the Curling Iron, Flat Iron andBlow Dryer are placed back in the system, all of those appliances willautomatically shut off after 1 hour. The auto shut off will also shutthe appliances down when you close the lid of the system. The auto shutoff also turns the appliances off when the appliances are left outsidethe box after 1 hour. The auto shut off system uses laser detection todetect the location and presence of the hair appliances.

The retail model also allows the front plate to the removable for futureadd ons and upgrades. The front plate is the same as the front cover orfront plate of the system 116.

The retail model does not have a cool down fan system. This allows thesize of the unit to be smaller, thus saving money on material to enclosethe unit, and thus bringing the cost of the unit down for the consumer.The reduced size and lack of a cool. down fan system also reduces theweight of the unit, thus leading to increased portability.

In one embodiment of the invention, there is a professional model.

The professional model is made to be a work horse unit for theprofessional stylist and cosmetologist. They will need to sanitize anddisinfect all their hair appliances in between each client for stateboard and state regulations. Furthermore, during and after the time ofthe coronavirus pandemic, customers will likely expect a high degree ofdisinfection of products used on the bodies of humans, such as hairappliances.

In another embodiment, the professional stylist and cosmetologist willneed to sterilize all their hair appliances and hair tool accessorieslike hair clips, combs, brushes, make up brushes, shears, phone and keysin between each client for state board and state regulations.Furthermore, during and after the time of the coronavirus pandemic,customers will likely expect a high degree of sterilization of productsused on the bodies of humans, such as hair appliances.

The professional model unit comes with multiple push and go mounts thatallows for the system to be mounted. These push and go mounts can getmounted in either a salon station, at home on the bathroom wall oranywhere else that a professional stylist chooses. The professionalstylist kill be able to push a button that causes the release of theunit from being mounted on a wall or station. This flexibility furtherallows the professional to travel with the unit.

The professional model has a lid that secures the unit for travel, andhas the UV sanitization and disinfection lights in the lid and frontplate of the professional model. Also, the UV sanitization anddisinfection lighting is located in the compartment containing thebottom half of the flat iron, curling iron and blow dryer, such that theUV sanitization and disinfection lighting sanitizes and disinfects thebottom half of the flat iron, curling iron and blow dryer.

The professional model, and retail model has a lid that secures the unitfor travel, and has the UV-C sterilization lights in the lid for theprofessional, retail model. Also, the UV-C sterilization lighting islocated in the compartment containing the bottom half of the flat iron,curling iron and blow dryer, such that the sterilization lightingsterilizes the bottom half of the flat iron, curling iron and blowdryer.

The professional model also allows the front plate to be removed andreplaced for future add-ons and upgrades. The front plate is the same asthe front cover or front plate of the system 116. The professional modelhas an option of a screen for a premium price, and that screen becomesthe professional's store front to sell different beauty products totheir clients.

In another embodiment of the invention meant to be used in a hotel room,the plugs to plug the appliances in for power, are on the inside of theunit. In contrast, in the embodiment of the invention that is theprofessional model, the power outlets are cleverly placed facing theoutside of the unit so the customer ran plug and unplug the hairappliances at any time. This placement of the power outlets on theoutside of the unit further allows the customer to replace the existinghair appliances with any other appliances that the customer chooses.

In contrast to the other embodiments of the invention, the Professionalmodel does not come with appliances, as the professional will want topick their own appliances.

In contrast to the other embodiments of the invention, the professionalmodel auto shut off only turns the appliances off when the user shutsthe lid of the unit.

The professional model does not have a cool down fan system. This allowsthe size of the unit to be smaller, thus saving money on material toenclose the unit, and thus bringing the cost of the unit down for theconsumer. The reduced size and lack of a cool down fan system alsoreduces the weight of the unit, thus leading to increased portability.

In all models and embodiments of the present invention, ultraviolet UV-Clight from the sanitization and disinfection and sterilization lightsdestroy multiple bacteria's and viruses. This is and will remain aserious concern because of the coronavirus pandemic. People will likelyalso be more concerned about germs, bacteria and viruses in general. Theultraviolet light from sanitization and disinfection and sterilizationlights will disinfect and destroy all of these potential hazards, andthus prevent contamination to the customer, as well as ease thecustomer's mind about these concerns.

FIG. 1A

The Top view of the system 101 shows a view of the UV-C light equippedsmart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travelcaddy system from the top.

The Front view of the system 102 shows a view of the UV-C light equippedsmart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travelcaddy system from the front.

The Side view of the system 103 shows a view of the UV-C light equippedsmart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travelcaddy system from the side.

Another Side view of the system 104 shows a view of the UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or atravel caddy system from the opposite side as The Side view of thesystem 103.

The Back view of the system 105 shows a view of the UV-C light equippedsmart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travelcaddy system from the back.

The Bottom view of the system 106 shows a view of the UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or atravel caddy system from the bottom,

The Wire port for flat iron 107 is where the flat iron attaches to theUV-C light equipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wallmounted or a travel caddy system.

The Wire port for curling iron 108 is where the curling iron attaches tothe UV-C light equipped smart hair appliance organizer that is eitherwall mounted or a travel caddy system.

The Wire port for hair dryer 109 is where the hair dryer attaches to theUV-C light equipped smut hair appliance organizer that is either wallmounted or a travel caddy system.

The Reset button for the hair dryer 110 turns the hair dryer off andthen on again.

The ON/OFF Button 111 toggles the system to turn on and start thesanitization and disinfection process by turning on ultraviolet lights.Or if the system is already on, then the button turns off thesanitization and disinfection system.

The Mounting location for hair dryer 112 is where the hair dryer isstored.

The Mounting location for curling iron 113 is where the curling iron isstored.

The Mounting location for flat iron 114 is where the flat iron isstored.

The Upper cover of the system 115 is a plate that covers the top of theUV equipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mountedor a travel caddy system.

The front cover or front plate of the system 116 is removable by theuser. The user can remove the front cover or front plate of the system116 in case they want to purchase and install an upgraded front cover orfront plate of the system 146. The upgraded version includes a screenand plays advertising on the screen. The advertising can be controlledfrom a remote location online. The screen also allows customers to buyhair appliances right from the screen, and the hair appliances will beshipped from a central shipping location or distribution center. This isan essential part of the business, because in addition to having aprofessional work on a customer's hair, customers sometimes want to workon their hair themselves, and for this they require hair appliances.

Furthermore, this way a customer can buy directly from a seller. This isin contrast to Amazon, which is well known for selling fake products,and non-authenticated products by sellers who are selling, products thatare not actually manufactured by the companies that the seller claimsthey are manufactured by.

There is typically no other dynamic advertising in a hotel room, so ascreen on the case of the invention in a hotel room might get a highdegree of attention from a user, which might make the advertising onthat screen very lucrative.

The Power cable 117 plugs into a power outlet to provide power for thesystem.

The Size cover of the system 118 is a plate that covers one side of thesystem.

The Hanging board of the system 119 is hat allows the system to mountonto the wall.

The port for locker 120 accepts the locker 219. The system willeventually be mounted on the wall, and then the user may want to lockit. The user can optionally lock the system by placing the locker 219into the port for locker 120. This will prevent anyone who is not theuser from opening the system and taking the hair appliances or using thesystem.

FIG. 1B

FIG. 1B is the same as FIG. 1A, except that instead of numbers aslabels, the labels are phrases.

FIG. 2A

The Wire cover for the flat iron 201 covers the wire port for the flatiron 107 when the flat iron is not attached to the wire port for theflat iron 107.

The Wire cover for the curling iron 202 covers the wire port for thecurling iron 108 when the curling iron is not attached to the wire portfor the curling iron 108.

The Wire cover for the hair dryer 203 covers the wire port for the hairdryer 109 when the hair dryer is not attached to the wire port for thehair dryer 109.

The Upper cover of the system 204 is a plate that covers the top of theUV equipped smart hair appliance or that is either wall mounted or atravel caddy system.

The ON/OFF Button 205 toggles the system to turn on and start thesanitization and disinfection process by turning on ultraviolet lights.Or if the system is already on, then the button turns off thesanitization and disinfection system.

The Back cover of the system 206 is a plate that covers the back of theUV equipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mountedor a travel caddy system.

Function control board of the light sanitizer and disinfecter 207

The Power cable 208 plugs into a power outlet to provide power for thesystem.

Power control board of the light sanitizer and disinfecter 209

The Power outlet cover 210 covers the power outlet.

The Remote control module 211 is able to accept incoming signals suchthat a future potential remote control can interact with the system bysending signals to the remote control module 211.

The Power outlets 212 are where the hair appliances can plug into torecharge.

The Front cover of the system 213 is the same as the front cover orfront plate of the system 116.

The Hanging board of the system 214 is what allows the system to mountonto the wall.

The Wire cover of flat iron 215 covers the wire port for the flat iron107 when the flat iron is not attached to the wire port for the flatiron 107.

The Wire cover of curling iron 216 covers the wire port for the curlingiron 108 when the curling iron is not attached to the wire port for thecurling iron 108.

The Wire cover of hair dryer 217 covers the wire port for the hair dryer109 when the hair dryer is not attached to the wire port for the hairdryer 109.

The Lower fastening cover of light sanitizer and disinfecter 218 can inone embodiment of the invention be a board that holds the sanitizationand disinfection lights 223. In another embodiment of the invention, thelower fastening cover of light sanitizer and disinfecter 218 can bemultiple boards that hold sanitization and disinfection lights. Inanother embodiment of the invention, the lower fastening cover of lightsanitizer and disinfecter 218 can be a long board, as in longer than anormal sized board. In another embodiment of the invention, the lowerfastening cover of light sanitizer and disinfecter 218 can be multiplelong boards.

Locker 219 can be optionally used to lock the system by placing thelocker 219 into the port for locker 120. This will prevent anyone who isnot the user from opening the system and taking the hair appliances orusing the system.

The Upper fastening cover of light sanitizer and disinfecter 220 can inone embodiment of the invention be a board that holds the sanitizationand disinfection lights 223. In another embodiment, of the invention,the upper fastening cover of light sanitizer and disinfecter 220 can bemultiple boards that hold sanitization and disinfection lights. Inanother embodiment of the invention, the upper fastening, cover of lightsanitizer and disinfecter 220 can be a long board, as in longer than anormal sized board. In another embodiment of the invention, the upperfastening cover of light sanitizer and disinfecter can be multiple longboards.

The Fan cover 221 covers the Cooling air fan 222.

The Cooling air fan 222 is close to the hair appliances so that thecooling air fan 222 can cool down the hair appliances more efficiently,as well as cool down the sanitization and disinfection lights 223.

Regarding the sanitization and disinfection lights 223, each Lowerfastening cover of light sanitizer and disinfecter 218 includes multiplesanitization and disinfection lights, and the user could easily mounteach board of sanitization and disinfection lights into the appropriateslot of the Lower fastening cover of light sanitizer and disinfecter218. In one embodiment of the invention, each Lower fastening cover oflight sanitizer and disinfecter 218 is a long board with multiplesanitization and disinfecter lights 223. In another embodiment of theinvention, there are multiple Lower fastening cover of light sanitizerand disinfecter 218, each one being a board, and each board havingmultiple sanitization and disinfection lights 223 placed in theappropriate slot of each board.

The sanitization and disinfection lights 223 fill up all available spaceon each Lower fastening cover of light sanitizer and disinfecter 218.

In one embodiment of the invention, each long board with sanitizationand disinfection lights 223 can be mounted into the slot of Lowerfastening cover of light sanitizer and disinfecter 218.

Multiple boards can be useful and necessary because when each hairappliance has a board on each side, and each board has sanitization anddisinfection lights pointed at the hair appliance, then more of the hairappliance can be disinfected and sanitized, because more surface areawill be covered and so more germs and viruses will be destroyed.

Regarding the sanitization and disinfection lights 223, each Upperfastening cover of light sanitizer and disinfecter 220 includes multiplesanitization and disinfection lights, and the user could easily mounteach board of sanitization and disinfection lights into the appropriateslot of the Upper fastening cover of light sanitizer and disinfecter220. In one embodiment of the invention, each Upper fastening cover oflight sanitizer and disinfecter 220 is a long board with multiplesanitization and disinfection lights 223. In another embodiment of theinvention, there are multiple Upper fastening cover of light sanitizerand disinfecter 220, each one being a board, and each board havingmultiple sanitization and disinfection lights 223 placed in theappropriate slot of each board.

The sanitization and disinfection lights 223 fill up all available spaceon each Upper fastening cover of light sanitizer and disinfecter 220.

In one embodiment of the invention, each long board with sanitizationand disinfection lights 223 can be mounted into the slot of Upperfastening cover of light sanitizer and disinfecter 220.

FIG. 2B

FIG. 2B is the same as FIG. 2A, except that instead of numbers aslabels, the labels are phrases.

FIG. 3A

The cooling air fan 301 is close to the hair appliances so that thecooling air fan 301 can cool down the hair appliances more efficiently.That is, since the cooling air fan 301 is close to the hair appliances.less cooling effect is wasted.

Cable showing how to connect the hair dryer to the power outlet insidethe system 302. The cable is coded so that it is easier to organize asopposed to a non-coiled cable.

Cable showing how to connect the light sanitizer and disinfecter to thePC board inside the system 303. The cable is coiled so that it is easierto organize as opposed to a non-coiled cable.

Cable showing how to connect the curling iron to the power outlet insidethe system 304. The cable is coiled so that it is easier to organize asopposed to a non-coiled cable.

Cable showing how to connect the flat iron to the power outlet insidethe system 305. The cable is coiled so that it is easier to organize asopposed to a non-coiled cable.

FIG. 3B

FIG. 3B is the same as FIG. 3A, except that instead of numbers aslabels, the labels are phrases.

FIG. 4 shows different views of the system with the hair appliances offlat iron, curling iron, and hair dryer in place. There is no sizerestriction on the hair appliances, however, the wire port of each hairappliance must fit into the designated wire port in the system. Forexample, a wire port on a flat iron, must tit the Wire port for flatiron 107. Similarly the wire port for a curling iron must fir the Wireport for curling iron 108 and the wire port for a hair dryer must fitthe Wire port for hair dryer 109.

The Top view of the system 401 shows a view of the UV-C light equippedsmart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travelcaddy system from the top, with a hair appliance attached.

The Front view of the system 402 shows a view of the UV-C light equippedsmart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travelcaddy system from the front, with a hair appliance attached.

The Side view of the system 403 shows a view of the UV-C light equippedsmart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travelcaddy system from the side, with a hair appliance attached.

Another Side view of the system 404 shows a view of the UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or atravel caddy system from the opposite side of the Side view of thesystem 403, with a hair appliance attached.

The Bottom view of the system 405 shows a view of the UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or atravel caddy system from the bottom, with a hair appliance attached.

FIG, 5 shows different views of the system without the hair appliancesattached.

The Top view of the system 501 shows a view of the UV-C light equippedsmart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travelcaddy system from the top, without a hair appliance attached.

The Front view of the system 502 shows a view of the UV-C light equippedsmart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travelcaddy system from the front, without a hair appliance attached.

The Side view of the system 503 shows a view of the UV-C light equippedsmart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travelcaddy system from the side, without a hair appliance attached.

Another Side view of the system 504 shows a view of the UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or atravel caddy system from the opposite side as the Side view of thesystem 503, without a hair appliance attached.

The Back view of the system 505 shows a view of the UV-C light equippedsmart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travelcaddy system from the back, without a hair appliance attached.

The Bottom view of the system 506 shows a view of the UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wall mounted or atravel caddy system from the bottom, without a hair appliance attached.

FIG. 6

FIG. 6 is the zoomed in version of parts 101 anti 107-114 from FIG. 1A.This provides a more detailed view of these parts.

FIG. 7

FIG. 7 is the zoomed in version of parts 102 and 115-117 from FIG. 1A.This provides a more detailed view of these parts.

FIG. 8

FIG. 8 is the zoomed in version of part 103 from FIG. 1A. This providesa more detailed view of this part.

FIG. 9

FIG. 9 is the zoomed in version of parts 104 and 118-119 from FIG. 1A.This provides a more derailed view of these parts.

FIG. 10

FIG. 10 is the zoomed in version of part 105 from FIG. 1A. This providesa more detailed view of this part.

FIG. 11

FIG. 11 is the zoomed in version of parts 106 and 120 from FIG. 1A. Thisprovides a more detailed view of these parts.

FIG. 12

FIG. 12 is the zoomed in version of parts 201-205 from FIG. 2A. Thisprovides a more detailed view of these parts.

FIG. 13

FIG. 13 is the zoomed in version of parts 206-209 from FIG. 2A. Thisprovides a more detailed view of these parts.

FIG. 14

FIG. 14 is the zoomed in version of parts 215-220 from FIG. 2A. Thisprovides a more detailed view of these parts.

FIG. 15

FIG. 15 is the zoomed in version of part 223 from FIG. 2A. This providesa more detailed view of this part.

FIG. 16 shows another embodiment of the organizer 1605. There are 3holes 1601, 1602, and 1603 on the top of the organizer, allowing forhair appliances to be put in. These hair appliances could be a hairdryer, curling iron and flat iron. The size of each hole is designed forthe front part of the hair appliances to be put into the hole.

Inside each hole on each side of the hole are ultraviolet lightsproducing a dual wave of ultraviolet light, both UVA and UVC, thatdisinfects and sterilizes the exposed part of the hair appliances. Thereis also a drawer 1604 that can be palled open, wherein additional hairappliances can be placed. When closed and items detected in the drawer,ultraviolet lights in the drawer produce a dual wave of ultravioletlight, both UVA and UVC, that disinfects and sterilizes the hairappliances inside the drawer.

The sterilization timing can be preset, and can vary from between 20seconds to 3 minutes. Different embodiments can have different UVAbandwidths and different UVC bandwidths. The size of the holes can alsovary in different embodiments, in case different hair appliances areused and need to be disinfected and sterilized.

FIG. 17 is the same embodiment of the organizer as FIG. 16, but insteadshows the opposite side of the organizer. There is a semi rectangulardevice 1701 that can be used to mount the organizer onto a wall. Thiscan be done by fitting the semi-rectangular device 1701 onto a devicemounted onto the wall, such that the organizer is stable on the wall.The organizer could optionally then be more permanently attached to thewall using push mounts or screws,

FIG. 18 is the same embodiment and view of the organizer as FIG. 16,except it shows the organizer with no explanatory lines.

FIG. 19 is the same embodiment and view of the organizer as FIG. 17,except it shows the organizer with no explanatory lines.

In another embodiment of the present invention, there is a system for aUV equipped smart hair appliance organizer that can be mounted on a wallwith multiple push and go mounts, or taken off the wall and closed witha lid for portability; the lid containing sanitization and disinfectionlights that shine ultraviolet light on hair appliances; power outlets onthe outside of the system; coiled cords connecting the hair appliancesto the system; a front plate on the system that is removable such thatthe front plate can be replaced with another front plate containing adisplay screen for the purpose of advertisements; a memory coupled to aprocessor, the memory comprising a plurality of instructions that causethe processor to: utilize lasers in order to detect the presence of hairappliances within the wall mounted system; automatically shut off thehair appliances after a preset time period of the hair appliances beinginside the system; automatically turn on ultraviolet lights for thepurpose of sanitization and disinfection of the hair appliances insidethe system as soon as the wall mounted system is closed; automaticallyshut off the ultraviolet lights after a preset time period; utilize acooling down system in order to prevent the ultraviolet lights fromoverheating and in order to prevent the hair appliances fromoverheating; wherein the cooling down system is an air fan; wherein thehair appliances consist of a curling iron, a flat iron, and a hairdryer; wherein the ultraviolet lights are mercury-based lamps operatingat low vapor pressure; and wherein the mercury-based lamps emitultraviolet light at 253.7 nm.

In another embodiment of the present invention, there is a system for aUV-C light equipped smart hair appliance organizer that can be mountedon a wall with multiple push and go mounts, or taken off the wall anddosed with a lid for portability; the lid containing sanitization anddisinfection lights that shine ultraviolet light cm hair appliances;power outlets on the outside of the system; coiled cords connecting thehair appliances to the system; a front plate on the system that isremovable such that the front plate can be replaced with another frontplate containing a display screen for the purpose of advertisements; amemory coupled to a processor, the memory comprising a plurality ofinstructions that cause the processor to; utilize lasers in order todetect the presence of hair appliances within the wall mounted system;automatically shut off the hair appliances after a preset time period ofthe hair appliances being inside the system; automatically turn onultraviolet lights for the purpose of sanitization and disinfection ofthe hair appliances inside the system as soon as the wall mounted systemis closed; automatically shut off the ultraviolet lights after a presettime period; utilize a cooling down system in order to prevent theultraviolet lights from overheating and in order to prevent the hairappliances from overheating; wherein the cooling down system is an airfan; wherein the hair appliances consist of a curling iron, a flat iron,and a hair dryer; wherein the ultraviolet lights are mercury-based lampsoperating at low vapor pressure; and wherein the mercury-based lampsemit ultraviolet light at 253.7 nm.

In another embodiment of the invention, there is a system for a UVequipped smart hair appliance organizer that is wall mounted; a memorycoupled to a processor, the memory comprising a plurality ofinstructions that cause the processor to: utilize lasers in order todetect the presence of hair appliances within the system; automaticallyshut off the hair appliances after a preset time period of the hairappliances being inside the system; automatically turn on ultravioletlights for the purpose of sanitization and disinfection of the hairappliances inside the system as soon as the system is closed;automatically shut off the ultraviolet lights after a preset timeperiod; and utilize a cooling down system in order to prevent theultraviolet lights from overheating and in order to prevent the hairappliances from overheating.

In another embodiment of the invention, there is a system for a UV-Clight equipped smart hair appliance organizer that is wall mounted; amemory coupled to a processor, the memory comprising a plurality ofinstructions that cause the processor to: utilize lasers in order todetect the presence of hair appliances within the system; automaticallyshut off the hair appliances after a preset time period of the hairappliances being inside the system; automatically turn on ultravioletlights for the purpose of sterilization of the hair appliances insidethe system as soon as the system is closed; automatically shut off theultraviolet lights after a preset time period; and utilize a coolingdown system in order to prevent the ultraviolet lights from overheatingand in order to prevent the hair appliances from overheating.

In another embodiment of the invention, the cooling down system is anair fan.

In another embodiment of the invention, the ultraviolet lights aremercury-based lamps operating at low vapor pressure.

In another embodiment of the invention, the mercury-based lamps emitultraviolet light at 253.7 nm.

In another embodiment of the invention, the ultraviolet lights areultraviolet light-emitting diodes lamps.

In another embodiment of the invention, the ultraviolet lights emitultraviolet light at selectable wavelengths between 255 and 280 nm.

In another embodiment of the invention, the ultraviolet lights arepulsed-xenon lamps, wherein the ultraviolet lights emit ultravioletlight across the entire ultraviolet spectrum with a peak emission near230 nm.

In another embodiment of the invention, the hair appliances consist of acurling iron, a flat iron, and a hair dryer.

In another embodiment of the invention; the cords are connect to thehair appliances to the system for a UV or UV-C light equipped smart hairappliance organizer that is either wall mounted or a travel caddy arecoiled cords.

In another embodiment of the invention, the cooling down system is anair fan; wherein the hair appliances consist of a curling iron, a flatiron, and a hair dryer; wherein cords connecting the hair appliances tothe system for a UV or UV-C light equipped smart hair applianceorganizer that is either wall mourned or a travel caddy are coiledcords; wherein the ultraviolet lights are mercury-based lamps operatingat low vapor pressure; and wherein the mercury-based lamps emitultraviolet light at 253.7 nm.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV or a UV-Clight equipped smart hair appliance organizer that is either wallmounted or a travel caddy that can be mounted on a wall or taken off thewall and closed with a lid for portability; the lid containingsanitization and disinfection lights that shine ultraviolet light onhair appliances; power outlets on the outside of the system; coiledcords connecting the hair appliances to the system; a memory coupled toa processor, the memory comprising a plurality of instructions thatcause the processor to: utilize lasers in order to detect the presenceof hair appliances within the system; automatically shut off the hairappliances after a preset time period of the hair appliances beinginside the system; automatically turn on ultraviolet lights for thepurpose of sanitization and disinfection of the hair appliances insidethe system as soon as the system is closed; and automatically shut offthe ultraviolet lights alter a preset time period.

In another embodiment of the invention, the organizer includes a drawer.wherein there are UV lights inside the drawer. A professional stylist orretail consumer can use the drawer by putting in 1 or more of a brush,comb, shears, clips and a cell phone into the drawer. Then, when thedrawer is closed, the UV lights inside the drawer automatically turn onfor a preselected amount of time, after which the UV lights inside thedrawer turn off. This disinfects and sanitizes the products inside thedrawer, such as a brush, comb, shears, clips and a cell phone.

In another embodiment of the invention, the organizer includes a drawer,wherein there are UV-C lights inside the drawer. A professional stylistor retail consumer can use the drawer by putting in 1 or more of a hairbrush, hair clips comb, shears, clips, make up brushes and a cell phoneinto the drawer. Then, when the drawer is closed, the UV-C light lightsinside the drawer automatically turn on for a preselected amount oftime, after which the UV-C light lights inside the drawer turn off. Thisdisinfects and sanitizes the products inside the drawer, such as a hairbrush, make up brushes, comb, shears, clips and a cell phone and keys.

Ultraviolet (UV-C) sterilization destroys and changes the structure ofmicrobial DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) by ultraviolet radiation, so thatthe bacteria die immediately or cannot reproduce. UV sterilization has areal bactericidal effect. UVC ultraviolet rays are easily absorbed bybiological DNA due to C-hand ultraviolet rays, especially about 253.7nm.

Ultraviolet sterilization is a pure physical disinfection method. It hasthe advantages of being simple and convenient. It is broad-spectrum andhigh efficiency, such that there is no secondary pollution. Furthermore,it is easy for the user to manage, and can be adapted for automation.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV equipped smarthair appliance organizer, wherein UV sterilizer lights use highlyeffective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 395 nm and UVC at270 nm. The UV sterilizer lights also use power of 5-8MW. The UVsterilizer lights stay on for a time of between 20 seconds to 60seconds. The dual wave lengths will make the light more intense, and sowill sterilize more effectively. The combination of UVA and UVC lightcan make the sterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer, wherein UV-C sterilizer lightsuse highly effective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 395 nmand UVC at 270 nm. The sterilizer lights also use 34 power of 5-8MW. TheUV-C sterilizer lights stay on for a time of between 20 seconds to 60seconds. The dual wave lengths will make the light more intense, and sowill sterilize more effectively. The combination of U VA and UVC lightcan make the sterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV equipped smarthair appliance organizer, wherein UV sterilizer lights use highlyeffective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 390-405 nm and UVCat 260-270 nm. The UV sterilizer lights also use power of 5-8MW. The UVsterilizer lights stay on for a time of between 20 seconds to 60seconds. The dual wave lengths will make the light more intense, and sowill sterilize more effectively. The combination of UVA and UVC lightcan make the sterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer, wherein UV-C sterilizer lightsuse highly effective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 390-405nm and UVC at 260-270 nm. The UV-C sterilizer lights also use power of5-8MW. The UV-C sterilizer lights stay on for a time of between 20seconds to 60 seconds. The dual wave lengths will make the light moreintense, and so will sterilize more effectively. The combination of UVAand UVC light can make the sterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV equipped smarthair appliance organizer, wherein UV sterilizer lights use highlyeffective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 390-405 nm and UVCat 254 nm. The UV sterilizer lights also use power of 5-8MW. The UVsterilizer lights stay on for a time of between 20 seconds to 60seconds. The dual wave lengths will make the light more intense, and sowill sterilize more effectively. The combination of UVA and UVC lightcan make the sterilizer time shorter. Furthermore, UVC at 254 nm has thestrongest destructive power on germ genetic material, thereby increasingsterilization efficiency.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer, wherein UV-C sterilizer lightsuse highly effective UV-C light LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at390-405 nm and UVC at 254 nm. The UV sterilizer lights also use power of5-8MW. The UV-C sterilizer lights stay on for a time of between 20seconds to 60 seconds. The dual wave lengths will make the light moreintense, and so will sterilize more effectively. The combination of UVAand UVC light can make the sterilizer time shorter. Furthermore, UVC at254 nm has the strongest destructive power on germ genetic material,thereby increasing sterilization efficiency.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV equipped smarthair appliance organizer, wherein UV sterilizer lights rise highlyeffective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 390-405 nm and UVCat 253.7 nm. The UV sterilizer lights also use power of 5-8MW. The UVsterilizer lights stay on for a time of between 20 seconds to 60seconds. The dual wave lengths will make the light more intense, and sowill sterilize more effectively. The combination of UVA and UVC lightcan make the sterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer, wherein UV-C sterilizer lightsuse highly effective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 390-405nm and UVC 253.7 nm. The UV-C sterilizer lights also use power of 5-8MW.The UV-C sterilizer lights stay on for a time of between 20 seconds to60 seconds. The dual wave lengths will make the light more intense, andso will sterilize more effectively. The combination of UVA and UVC lightcan make the sterilizer time shorten.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV equipped smarthair appliance organizer, wherein UV sterilizer lights use highlyeffective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVB at 390-405 nm and UVCat 265 nm. The UV sterilizer lights also use power of 5-8 MW. The UVsterilizer lights stay on for a time of between 20 seconds to 60seconds. The dual wave lengths will make the light more intense, and sowill sterilize more effectively. The combination of UVA and UVC lightcan make the sterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer, wherein UV-C sterilizer lightsuse highly effective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 390-405nm and UVC at 265 nm. The UV-C sterilizer lights also use power of5-8MW. The UV-C sterilizer lights stay on for a time of between 20seconds to 60 seconds. The dual wave lengths will make the light moreintense, and so will sterilize more effectively. The combination of UVAand UVC light can make the sterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV equipped smarthair appliance organizer, wherein UV sterilizer lights use highlyeffective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 390-405 nm and UVCat 278 nm. The UV sterilizer lights also use power of 5-8MW. The UVsterilizer lights stay on for a time of between 20 seconds to 60seconds. The dual wave lengths will make the light more intense, and sowill sterilize more effectively. The combination of UVA and UVC lightcan make the sterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer, wherein UV-C sterilizer lightsuse highly effective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 390-405nm and UVC at 278 nm. The UV-C sterilizer lights also use power of5-8MW. The UV-C sterilizer lights stay on for a time of between 20seconds to 60 seconds. The dual wave lengths will make the light moreintense, and so will sterilize more effectively. The combination of UVAand UVC light can make the sterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV equipped smarthair appliance organizer, wherein UV sterilizer Lights use highlyeffective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 395 nm and UVC at270 nm. The UV sterilizer lights also use power of 5-8MW. The UVsterilizer lights stay on for a time of 2 seconds. The dual wave lengthswill make the light more intense, and so will sterilize moreeffectively. The combination UVA and UVC light can make the sterilizertime shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer, wherein UV-C sterilizer lightsuse highly effective UV-C light LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at395 nm and UVC at 270 nm. The UV-C sterilizer lights also use power of5-8MW. The UV-C sterilizer lights stay on for a time of 2 seconds. Thedual wave lengths will make the light more intense, and so willsterilize more effectively. The combination of UVA and UVC light canmake the sterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV equipped smarthair appliance organizer, wherein UV sterilizer lights use highlyeffective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 390-405 nm and UVCat 260-270 nm. The UV sterilizer lights also use power of 5-8MW. The UVsterilizer lights stay on for a time of 2 seconds. The dual wave lengthswill make the light more intense, and so will sterilize moreeffectively. The combination of UVA and UVC light, can make thesterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer, wherein UV-C sterilizer lightsuse highly effective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 390-405nm and UVC at 260-270 nm. The UV-C sterilizer lights also use power of5-8MW. The UV-C sterilizer lights stay on for a time of 2 seconds. Thedual wave lengths will make the light more intense, and so willsterilize more effectively. The combination of UVA and UVC light canmake the sterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV equipped smarthair appliance organizer, wherein UV sterilizer lights use highlyeffective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 390-405 nm and UVCat 253.7 nm. The UV sterilizer lights also use power of 5-8MW. The UVsterilizer lights stay on for a time of 2 seconds. The dual wave lengthswill make the light more intense, and so will sterilize moreeffectively. The combination of UVA and U VC light can make thesterilizer time shorter/.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance, organizer, wherein UV-C sterilizer lightsuse highly of UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 390-405 nm andUVC at 253.7 nm. The UV-C sterilizer lights also use power of 5-8MW. TheUV-C sterilizer lights stay on for a time of 2 seconds. The dual wavelengths will make the light more intense, and so will sterilize moreeffectively. The combination of UVA and UVC light can make thesterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV equipped smarthair appliance organizer, wherein UV sterilizer lights use highlyeffective UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 390-405 nm and UVCat 265 nm. The UV sterilizer lights also use power of 5-8MW. The UVsterilizer lights stay on for a time of 2 seconds. The dual wave lengthswill make the light more intense, and so will sterilize moreeffectively. The combination of UVA and UVC light can make thesterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer, wherein UV sterilizer lightsuse highly effective UV-C light LED heads in dual wave lengths: UVA at390-405 nm and UVC at 265 nm. The UV-C sterilizer lights also use powerof 5-8MW. The UV-C sterilizer lights stay on for a time of 2 seconds.The dual wave lengths will make the light more intense, and so willsterilize more effectively The combination of UVA and UVC light can makethe sterilizer time shorter,

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV equipped smarthair appliance organizer, wherein UV sterilizer lights rise highlyeffects UV LED beads in dual wave lengths: UVA at 390-405 nm and UVC at278 nm. The UV sterilizer lights also use power of 5-8MW. The UVsterilizer lights stay on for a time of between 2 seconds. The dual wavelengths will make the light more intense, and so will sterilize moreeffectively. The combination of UVA and UVC light can make thesterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for a UV-C lightequipped smart hair appliance organizer, wherein UV sterilizer lightsuse highly effective UV-C light LED beads in dual wave lengths; UVA at390-405 nm and UVC at 278 nm. The UV-C sterilizer lights also use powerof 5-8MW. The UV-C sterilizer lights stay on for a time of between 2seconds. The dual wave lengths will make the light more intense, and sowill sterilize more effectively. The combination of UVA and UVC lightcan make the sterilizer time shorter.

In another embodiment of the invention, there are 2 UVC light sterilizerboards in a curling iron holding compartment, 4 UVC sterilizer lightboards in a flat iron compartment, and 2 sterilizer light boards in ablow dryer holding compartment. There is also 1 sterilizer light boardin the top part of the drawer.

In another embodiment of the invention, the UV-C lights sterilize thehair appliances in the holding compartments, and cosmetologists' shears,clips, combs and brushes in the drawer.

In another embodiment of the invention, the UVC lights are on a 3 minutecycle before turning off for each hair appliance compartment and thedrawer. However, testing in a lab environment indicated thatsterilization occurred in 20-60 seconds. Setting a 3 minute cycle isjust extra precautionary to make sure the sterilization is complete.

In another embodiment of the invention, the UV-C lights will last 20,000hours before they will burn out.

In another embodiment of the invention, the UV-C light equipped smarthair appliance organizer housing is composed of a plastic shell, andcustom electronic components built from scratch. The main electroniccomponents include: a motherboard, a power board, infrared sensors,sockets, control IC Chips, relays and UVC sterilizing LED boards in eachhair appliance compartment and in the drawer.

The left side of the organizer has a power button and power plugs for ablow dryer, flat iron and curling iron. The back of the organizer has

All of the components are put together utilizing soldering, so as tomake the organizer stable.

There are 3 relays in the motherboard that connect to three sockets. Themotherboard connects to every UVC sterilizer board. The Motherboard hasa control IC chip, so it can control each group of UVC sterilizer boardswhich work for the different hair appliances in each holdingcompartment. There are infrared sensors in every UVC sterilizer board.

For example, for the hair dryer compartment:

There are two UVC sterilizer boards put face to face to sterilize thehair dryer nozzle. One UVC sterilizer board with infrared inductionemission, and another one with an infrared sensor receiver. When thehair dryer is placed back in the holding compartment, it will stop theinfrared sensor receiver, the control IC Chip will then begin workingmaking the UVC light activate and turn on for 3 minutes to sterilize thehair dryer. After 3 minutes the relay will stop the power for the socketand turn off the UVC light sterilizer boards. You can pull the hairdryer out of the holding compartment at any time, and the Infraredsensor will activate, and the control IC chip relay will supply power tothe socket. so the hair dryer can have power to turn on the moment thehair dryer is pulled out of the holding compartment.

For example, for the curling iron compartment:

There are two UVC sterilizer boards put face to face, to sterilize thecurling iron barrel. One with Infrared induction emission, and anotherone with an infrared sensor receiver. When the curling iron is placedback in the holding compartment, it will stop the infrared sensorreceiver, the control IC Chip will then begin working making the UVClight activate and turn on for 3 minutes to sterilize the curling ironbarrel. The curling iron power will remain active with power for 2 hoursfrom the last time the curling iron barrel was placed in the curlingiron holding compartment. After 2 hours from last time the curling ironbarrel was placed in the curling iron compartment the relay will stopthe power for the socket which connects with curling iron. When you pullthe curling iron out of the holding compartment, the Infrared sensorwill activate, and the control IC chip relay will supply power to thesocket so the curling iron can have power to turn on again the momentthe curling iron is pulled o t of the holding compartment.

For example, for the Flat iron Compartment:

There are 4 UVC sterilizer board put face to face, to sterilize the flatiron barrel. One with Infrared induction emission, and another one withan infrared sensor receiver. When the flat iron is placed back. in theholding compartment, it will stop the infrared sensor receiver, thecontrol IC Chip will then begin working making the UVC light activateand turn on for 3 minutes to sterilize the flat iron barrel. The flatiron power will remain active with power for 2 hours from the last timethe flat iron barrel was placed in the flat iron bolding compartment.After 2 hours from last time the flat iron barrel was placed in the flatiron compartment the relay will stop the power for the socket whichconnects with curling iron. When you pull the flat iron out of theholding compartment, the Infrared sensor will activate, and the controlIC chip relay will supply power to the socket so the flat iron can, havepower to turn on again the moment the flat iron is pulled out of theholding compartment.

In another embodiment of the invention, regarding the 2 hour auto shutoff feature for the curling iron and flat iron: when a user puts thecurling iron and flat iron in the holding compartments, the UVC Lightsactivate for 3 minutes, and relays will still supply power to the socketfor 2 hours. If 2 hours pass without the curling iron or flat iron beingremoved from the holding compartment, the power supply to the socketswill be stopped creating a 2 hour auto shut off system. The moment theflat iron or ending iron are pulled out of the holding compartments, thepower is immediately activated so the curling iron and flat iron powerwill resume. If the flat iron or curling iron is pulled out of theholding compartment anytime less than 2 hours, then a 2 hour timer willreset starting the auto shut off cycle again.

The blow dryer has an immediate auto shut off, and immediate power onfeature: The principle is the moment you place the blow dryer nozzle inthe blow dryer holding compartment with the blow dryer motor power on,the blow dryer power will be shut off, shutting the blow dryer power andmotor down immediately. Then moment the blow dryer is pulled out of theblow dryer holding compartment the blow dryer power and blow dryer motorwill turn on immediately.

The UVC sterilization light board is on top. When a user takes out theUVC equipped drawer the IR. Sensor begins detection. After a user putsthe UVC equipped drawer in the organizer, the IR sensor detects thepresence of an object in the drawer, and the control IC chip makes theUVC sterilizer light activate for 3 minutes.

In another embodiment of the invention, there is a strap for traveling,the strap connects to D rings, which connect to the organizer. The strapallows a user to more comfortably travel with the organizer.

In another embodiment of the invention designed for professionals, thereis a back bracket that allows the organizer to release from the wall.The bracket has 2 parts: Part A and a part B. Part A is glued or screwedonto the wall. Part B pan is screwed onto the organizer. A user canrelease the organizer from the wall by lifting the organizer, which isattached to part B, off of part A, which is attached to the wall.

In another embodiment of the invention designed for a hotel, there is aback bracket is for permanent mounting of the organizer, so that hotelguests cannot move the organizer from the hotel wall. The organizermounts permanently to the hotel bathroom wall. The back bracket has 1part, and it is glued or screwed onto the wall directly.

In another embodiment of the invention, a UVC equipped drawer has thefollowing dimensions: Width: 274.2 mm, Face height; 98.45 mm, Backheight 85.5 mm.

In another embodiment of the invention, there is a U VC Equipped Lid forthe professional model and the hotel model. The UVC Equipped Lid isequipped with UVC light boards on top. The UVC lid connects to theorganizer with a USB cable that connects the organizer with a USB port.This UVC lid sterilizes the handles, and all top exposed areas of thehair appliances. When a user closes the UVC lid and connects the USBport, UVC lights from the UVC light boards will activate for 3 minutes.

In another embodiment of the invention, there are 4 extremely strongsuction cups on the bottom corners of the organizer. This will allow theorganizer to be placed on most hard surfaces, and hold a suction to thesurface so the unit will not tip over. In our testing, you can use alarge amount of force by pushing, pulling and shoving when the unit isplaced on a most hard surfaces, and the organizer will not tip over andremain upright and attached onto the hard surfaces we tested.

In another embodiment of the invention, there are 2 cord wrap knobs onthe right side of the organizer so the user can wrap the Blow Dryer,Flat Iron and Curling iron cords when they travel with the unit.

In another embodiment of the invention, there is a system, comprising:an ultraviolet equipped organizer for hair appliances (“organizer”) thatcan be mounted on a wall or taken off the wall; wherein there are threecircular holes on the top of the organizer, wherein each hole has aboard inside the hole on the side of the hole wherein one hole has thecircumference of a hair dryer, another hole has the circumference of acurling iron, and another hole has the circumference of a flat iron;wherein each hoard contains sanitization and disinfecting lights thatshine ultraviolet light on hair appliances; wherein one side of eachhole contains an infrared induction emission, and the other side of eachhole contains an infrared sensor receiver; a drawer containingsanitization and disinfecting lights that shine ultraviolet light onhair appliances; power outlets on the outside of the organizer; coiledcords connecting the hair appliances to the organizer; a memory coupledto a processor, the memory comprising a plurality of instructions thatcause the processor to: utilize each infrared induction emission andinfrared sensor receiver in each hole in order to detect the presence ofhair appliances within each hole in the organizer; determine if the hairappliances are on and inside the organizer, and if so automatically shutoff the hair appliances after a preset time period of the hairappliances being inside the organizer; automatically turn on ultravioletlights for the purpose of sanitization and disinfection of the hairappliances inside the organizer as soon as the organizer is closed; andautomatically shut off the ultraviolet lights after a preset timeperiod; wherein a front plate on the ultraviolet equipped hair applianceorganizer is removable such that the front plate can be replaced withanother front plate containing a display screen for the purpose ofadvertisements and selling products; wherein the ultraviolet lights areultraviolet light-emitting diodes lamps; wherein the ultraviolet lightsemit in dual wave lengths, both ultraviolet A light and ultraviolet Clight; wherein the ultraviolet lights emit ultraviolet A light at thewavelength 395 nm; wherein the ultraviolet lights emit ultraviolet Clight at the wavelengths 270 nm; wherein the ultraviolet lights usepower between 5 and 8 megawatts (MW); wherein the ultraviolet lightsstay on between 20 and 60 seconds; and wherein the ultraviolet lightcreates an inhospitable environment for bacteria and viruses.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system, comprising: anultraviolet equipped organizer for hair appliances (“organizer”) thatcan be mounted on a wall or taken off the wall; wherein there are threecircular holes on the top of the organizer, wherein each hole has aboard inside the hole on a side of the hole; wherein one hole has thecircumference of a hair dryer, another hole has the circumference of acurling iron, and another hole has the circumference of a fiat iron;wherein each board contains sanitization and disinfecting lights thatshine ultraviolet light on hair appliances; wherein the hair appliancesconsist of a curling iron, a flat iron, and a hair dryer; wherein oneside of each hole contains an infrared induction emission, and the otherside of each hole contains an infrared sensor receiver; a drawercontaining sanitization and disinfecting lights that shine ultravioletlight on hair appliances; power outlets on the outside of the organizer;coiled cords connecting the hair appliances to the organizer; a memorycoupled to a processor, the memory comprising a plurality ofinstructions that cause the processor to: utilize each infraredinduction emission and infrared sensor receiver in each hole in order todetect the presence of hair appliances within each hole in theorganizer; determine if the hair appliances are on and inside theorganizer, and if so automatically shut off the hair appliances after apreset time period of the hair appliances being inside the organizer;utilize an air fan for cooling, down both the organizer and the hairappliances in order to prevent the ultraviolet lights from overheatingand in order to prevent the hair appliances from overheating;automatically turn on ultraviolet lights for the purpose of sanitizationand disinfection of the hair appliances inside the organizer as soon asthe organizer is closed; and automatically shut off the ultravioletlights after a preset time period; wherein the ultraviolet lights areultraviolet light-emitting diodes lamps; wherein the ultraviolet lightsemit in dual wave lengths, both ultraviolet A light and ultraviolet Clight; wherein the ultraviolet lights emit ultraviolet A light atselectable wavelengths between 390 and 405 nm; wherein the ultravioletlights emit ultraviolet C light at selectable wavelengths between 260and 270 nm; wherein the ultraviolet lights use power between 5 and 8megawatts (MW); wherein the ultraviolet lights stay on between 20 and 60seconds; and wherein the ultraviolet light creates an inhospitableenvironment for bacteria and viruses.

In another embodiment of the invention, the depth of each hole is 196mm.

In another embodiment of the invention, a front plate on the ultravioletequipped hair appliance organizer is removable such that the front platecan be replaced with another front plate containing a display screen forthe purpose of advertisements and selling products.

In another embodiment of the invention, there is a system, comprising:an ultraviolet equipped organizer for hair appliances (“organizer”) thatcan be mounted on a wall or taken off the wall; wherein there are threecircular holes on the top of the organizer, wherein each hole has aboard inside the hole on a side of the hole; wherein one hole has thecircumference of a hair dryer, another hole has the circumference of acurling iron, and another hole has the circumference of a flat iron;wherein each board contains sanitization and disinfecting lights thatshine ultraviolet light on hair appliances; wherein the hair appliancesconsist of a curling iron, a flat iron, and a hair dryer; wherein oneside of each hole contains an infrared induction emission, and the otherside of each hole contains an infrared sensor receiver; a drawercontaining sanitization and disinfecting lights that shine ultravioletlight on hair appliances; power outlets on the outside of the organizer;coiled cords connecting the hair appliances to the organizer; a memorycoupled to a processor, the memory comprising a plurality ofinstructions that cause the processor to: utilize each infraredinduction emission and infrared sensor receiver in each hole in order todetect the presence of hair appliances within each hole in theorganizer: determine if the hair appliances are on and inside theorganizer, and if so automatically shut off the hair appliances after apreset time period of the hair appliances being inside the organizer;utilize an air fan for cooling down both the organizer and the hairappliances in order to prevent the ultraviolet lights from overheatingand in order to prevent the hair appliances from overheating;automatically turn on ultraviolet lights for the purpose of sanitizationand disinfection of the hair appliances inside the organizer as soon asthe organizer is closed; and automatically shut off the ultravioletlights after a preset time period; wherein the ultraviolet lights areultraviolet light emitting diodes; wherein the ultraviolet lights emitin dual wave lengths, both ultraviolet A light and ultraviolet C light;wherein the ultraviolet lights emit ultraviolet A light at selectablewavelengths between 390 and 405 nm; wherein the ultraviolet lights emitultraviolet C light at the wavelengths 254 nm; wherein the ultravioletlights use power between 5 and 8 megawatts (MW); wherein the ultravioletlights stay on for 2 seconds; and wherein the ultraviolet light createsan inhospitable environment for bacteria and viruses.

In another embodiment of the invention, there is a system, comprising:an ultraviolet equipped organizer for hair appliances (“organizer”) thatcan be mounted on a wall or taken off the wall; wherein there are threecircular holes on the top of the organizer, wherein each hole has aboard inside the bole on each side of the hole; wherein each boardcontains sanitization and disinfecting lights that shine ultravioletlight on hair appliances; wherein one side of each hole contains aninfrared induction emission, and the other side of each hole contains aninfrared sensor receiver; a drawer containing sanitization anddisinfecting lights that shine ultraviolet light on hair appliances;power outlets on the outside of the organizer; a memory coupled to aprocessor, the memory comprising a plurality of instructions that causethe processor to: utilize each infrared induction emission and infraredsensor receiver in each hole in order to detect the presence of hairappliances within each hole organizer; utilize an air fan for coolingdown both the organizer and the hair appliances in order to prevent theultraviolet lights from overheating and in order to prevent the hairappliances from overheating; automatically turn on ultraviolet lightsfor the purpose of sanitization and disinfection of the hair appliancesinside the organizer as soon as the organizer is closed; andautomatically shut off the ultraviolet lights after a preset timeperiod; wherein the ultraviolet lights are ultraviolet light-emittingdiodes lamps; wherein the ultraviolet lights emitting dual wave lengths,both ultraviolet A light and ultraviolet C light; wherein theultraviolet lights emit ultraviolet A light at selectable wavelengthsbetween 390 and 405 nm; wherein the ultraviolet lights emit ultravioletC light at selectable wavelengths between 260 and 270 nm; wherein theultraviolet lights use power between 5 and 8 megawatts (MW); wherein theultraviolet lights stay on between 20 and 60 seconds; and wherein theultraviolet light creates an inhospitable environment for bacteria andviruses.

Embodiments of the subject matter and the operations described in thisspecification can be implemented in digital electronic circuitry, or incomputer software, firmware, or hardware, including the structuresdisclosed in this specification and their structural equivalents, or incombinations of one or more of them. Embodiments of the subject matterdescribed in this specification can be implemented as one or morecomputer programs, i.e., one or more modules of computer programinstructions, encoded on computer storage medium for execution by, or tocontrol the operation of, data processing apparatus.

A computer storage medium can be, or can be included in, acomputer-readable storage device, a computer-readable storage substrate,a random or serial access memory array or device, or a combination ofone or more of them. Moreover, while a computer storage medium is not apropagated signal, a computer storage medium can be a source ordestination of computer program instructions encoded in anartificially-generated propagated signal. The computer storage mediumalso can be, or can be included in, one or more separate physicalcomponents or media (e.g., multiple CDs, disks, or other storagedevices). The operations described in this specification can beimplemented as operations performed by a data processing apparatus ondata stored on one or more computer-readable storage devices or receivedfrom other sources.

The term “processor” encompasses all kinds of apparatus, devices, andmachines for processing data, including by way of example a programmableprocessor, a computer, a system on a chip, or multiple ones, orcombinations, of the foregoing. The apparatus can include specialpurpose logic circuitry, e.g., an FPGA (field programmable gate array)or an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit). The apparatus alsocan include, in addition to hardware, code that creates an executionenvironment for the computer program in question, e.g., code thatconstitutes processor firmware, protocol stack, a database managementsystem, an operating system, a cross-platform runtime environment, avirtual machine, or a combination of one or more of them. The apparatusand execution environment can realize various different computing modelinfrastructures, such as web services, distributed computing and gridcomputing infrastructures.

A computer program (also known as a program, software, softwareapplication, script, or code) can be written in any form of programminglanguage, including compiled or interpreted languages, declarative orprocedural languages, and it can be deployed in any form, including as astand-alone program or as a module, component, subroutine, object, orother unit suitable for use in a computing environment. A computerprogram may, but need not, correspond to a file in a file system. Aprogram can be stored in a portion of a file that holds other programsor data (e.g., one or more scripts stored in a markup language document)in a single file dedicated to the program in question, or in multiplecoordinated files (e.g., files that store one or more modules, subprograms, or portions of code). A computer program can be deployed to beexecuted on one computer or on multiple computers that are located atone site or distributed across multiple sites and interconnected by acommunication network.

The processes and logic news described in this specification can beperformed by one or more programmable processors executing one or morecomputer programs to per form actions by operating on input data andgenerating output. The processes and logic flows can also be performedby, and apparatus can also be implemented as, special purpose logiccircuitry, e.g., FPGA (field programmable gate array) or an ASIC(application-specific integrated circuit).

Generally, a processor will receive instructions and data from aread-only memory or a random access memory or both. The essentialelements of a computer are a processor for performing actions inaccordance with instructions and one or more memory devices for storinginstructions and data. Generally, computer will also include, or beoperatively coupled to receive data from or transfer data to, or both,one or more mass storage devices for storing data e.g. , magnetic,magneto-optical disks, or optical disks. However, a computer need nothave such devices. Devices suitable for storing computer programinstructions and data include all forms of non-volatile memory, mediaand memory devices, including by way of example semiconductor memorydevices, e.g., EPROM, EEPROM, and flash memory devices; magnetic disks,e.g., internal hard disks or removable disks magneto-optical disks; andCD-ROM and DVD-ROM disks. The processor and the memory can besupplemented by, or incorporated in, special purpose logic circuitry.

To provide for interaction with a user, embodiments of the subjectmatter described in this specification can be implemented on a computerhaving a display device, e.g., an LCD (liquid crystal display), LED(light emitting diode), or OLED (organic light emitting diode) monitor,for displaying information to the user and a keyboard and a pointingdevice, e.g., a mouse or a trackball, by which the user can provideinput to the computer. In some implementations, a touch screen can beused to display information and to receive input from a user. Otherkinds of devices can be used to provide for interaction with a user aswell; for example, feedback provided to the user can be any form ofsensory feedback, e.g., visual feedback, auditory feedback, or tactilefeedback; and input from the user can be received in any form, includingacoustic, speech, or tactile input. In addition, a computer can interactwith a user by sending documents to and receiving documents from adevice that is used by the user; for example, by sending web pages to aweb browser on a user'S client device in response to requests receivedfrom the web browser.

Embodiments of the subject matter described in this specification can beimplemented in a computing system that includes a back-end component,e.g., as a data server, or that includes a middleware component, e.g.,an application server, or that includes a front-end component, e.g., aclient computer having a graphical user interface or a Web browserthrough which a user can interact with an implementation of the subjectmatter described in this specification, or any combination of one ormore such back-end, middleware, or front-end components. The componentsof the system can be interconnected by any form or medium of digitaldata communication, e.g., a communication network. Examples ofcommunication networks include a local area network (“LAN”) and a widearea network (“WAN”), an inter-network (e.g., the Internet), andpeer-to-peer networks (e.g., ad hoc peer-to-peer networks).

From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that specific embodiments orthe invention have been described herein for purposes of illustration,but that various modifications may be made without deviating from thespirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is notlimited except as by the appended claims.

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 21. A system, comprising:an ultraviolet equipped organizer for hair appliances (“organizer”);that can be mounted on a wall or taken off the wall; wherein there arethree circular holes on the top of the organizer, wherein each hole hasa board inside the hole on a side of the hole; wherein one hole has thecircumference of a hair dryer, another hole has the circumference of acurling iron, and another hole has the circumference of a flat iron;wherein each board contains sanitization and disinfecting lights thatshine ultraviolet light on hair appliances; wherein the hair appliancesconsist of a curling iron, a flat iron, and a hair dryer; wherein oneside of each hole contains an infrared induction emission, and the otherside of each hole contains an infrared sensor receiver; a drawercontaining sanitization and disinfecting lights that shine ultravioletlight on hair appliances; power outlets on the outside of the organizer;coiled cords connecting the hair appliances to the organizer; a memorycoupled to a processor, the memory comprising a plurality ofinstructions that cause the processor to: utilize each infrared in eachhole in order to detect the presence of hair appliances within each holein the organizer; determine if the hair appliances are on and inside theorganizer, and if so automatically shut off the hair appliances after apreset time period of the hair appliances being inside the organizer;utilize an air fan for cooling down both the organizer and the hairappliances in order to prevent the ultraviolet lights from overheatingand in order to prevent the hair appliances from overheating;automatically turn on ultraviolet lights for the purpose of sanitizationand disinfection of the hair appliances inside the organizer as soon asthe organizer is closed; and automatically shut off the ultravioletlights after a preset time period; wherein the ultraviolet lights areultraviolet light-emitting diodes lamps; wherein the ultraviolet lightsemit in dual wave lengths, both ultraviolet A light and ultraviolet Clight; wherein the ultraviolet lights emit ultraviolet A light atselectable wavelengths between 390 and 405 nm; wherein the ultravioletlights emit ultraviolet C light at selectable wavelengths between 260and 270 nm; wherein the ultraviolet lights use power between 5 and 8megawatts (MW); wherein the ultraviolet lights stay on between 20 and 60seconds; and wherein the ultraviolet light creates an inhospitableenvironment for bacteria and viruses.
 22. The system of claim 21,further comprising: wherein the depth of each hole is 196 mm.
 23. Thesystem of claim 21, further comprising: wherein a front plate on theultraviolet equipped hair appliance organizer is removable such that thefront plate can be replaced with another front plate containing adisplay screen for the purpose of advertisements and selling products;24. A system, comprising: an ultraviolet equipped organizer for hairappliances (“organizer”); that can be mounted on a wall or taken off thewall; wherein there are three circular holes on the top of theorganizer, wherein each hole has a board inside the hole on a side ofthe hole; wherein one hole has the circumference of a hair dryer,another hole has the circumference of a curling iron, and another holehas the circumference of a flat iron; wherein each board containssanitization and disinfecting lights that shine ultraviolet light onhair appliances; wherein the hair appliances consist of a curling iron,a flat iron, and a hair dryer; wherein one side of each hole contains aninfrared induction emission, and the other side of each hole contains aninfrared sensor receiver; a drawer containing sanitization anddisinfecting lights that shine ultraviolet light on hair appliances;power outlets on the outside of the organizer; coiled cords connectingthe hair appliances to the organizer; a memory coupled to a processor,the memory comprising a plurality of instructions that cause theprocessor to: utilize each infrared induction emission and infraredsensor receiver in each hole in order to detect the presence of hairappliances within each hole in the organizer; determine if the hairappliances are on and inside the organizer, and if so automatically shutoff the hair appliances after a preset time period of the hairappliances being inside the organizer; utilize an air fan for coolingdown both the organizer and the hair appliances in order to prevent theultraviolet lights from overheating and in order to prevent the hairappliances from overheating; automatically turn on ultraviolet lightsfor the purpose of sanitization and disinfection of the hair appliancesinside the organizer as soon as the organizer is closed; andautomatically shut off the ultraviolet lights after a preset timeperiod; wherein the ultraviolet lights are ultraviolet light emittingdiodes; wherein the ultraviolet lights emit in dual wave lengths, bothultraviolet A light and ultraviolet C light; wherein the ultravioletlights emit ultraviolet A light at selectable wavelengths between 390and 405 nm; wherein the ultraviolet lights emit ultraviolet C light atthe wavelengths 254 nm; wherein the ultraviolet lights use power between5 and 8 megawatts (MW); wherein the ultraviolet lights stay on for 2seconds; and wherein the ultraviolet light creates an inhospitableenvironment for bacteria and viruses.
 25. A system, comprising: anultraviolet equipped organizer for hair appliances (“organizer”); thatcan be mounted on a wall or taken off the wall; wherein there are threecircular holes on the top of the organizer, wherein each hole has aboard inside the hole on each side of the hole; wherein each boardcontains sanitization and disinfecting lights that shine ultravioletlight on hair appliances; wherein one side of each hole contains aninfrared induction emission, and the other side of each hole contains aninfrared sensor receiver; a drawer containing sanitization anddisinfecting lights that shine ultraviolet light on hair appliances;power outlets on the outside of the organizer; a memory coupled to aprocessor, the memory comprising a plurality of instructions that causethe processor to: utilize each infrared induction emission and infraredsensor receiver in each hole in order to detect the presence of hairappliances within each hole in the organizer; utilize an air fan forcooling down both the organizer and the hair appliances in order toprevent the ultraviolet lights from overheating and in order to preventthe hair appliances from overheating; automatically turn on ultravioletlights for the purpose of sanitization and disinfection of the hairappliances inside the organizer as soon as the organizer is closed; andautomatically shut off the ultraviolet lights after a preset timeperiod; wherein the ultraviolet lights are ultraviolet light-emittingdiodes lamps; wherein the ultraviolet lights emit in dual wave lengths,both ultraviolet A light and ultraviolet C light; wherein theultraviolet lights emit ultraviolet A light at selectable wavelengthsbetween 390 and 405 nm; wherein the ultraviolet lights emit ultravioletC light at selectable wavelengths between 260 and 270 nm; wherein theultraviolet lights use power between 5 and 8 megawatts (MW); wherein theultraviolet lights stay on between 20 and 60 seconds; and wherein theultraviolet light creates an inhospitable environment for bacteria andviruses.